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A close-up of a spoon dipped in vanilla sauce above a delft blue bowl.
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5 from 9 votes

Vanilla sauce

Vanilla sauce is an easy sauce to serve with bread pudding, apple strudel, cake, and ice cream. You make this creamy sauce in less than ten minutes!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Sauces
Cuisine: French
Keyword: vanilla sauce
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 329kcal
Author: Maayke

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ vanilla pod
  • A pinch salt
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Instructions

  • Put the whipping cream together with half the vanilla pod in a saucepan and bring it slowly to a boil.
  • Meanwhile, stir the egg yolks together with the sugar and salt.
  • Pour in the hot whipping cream, stirring little by little, and once everything is mixed, pour it all back into the pan.
  • Lower the heat and heat the vanilla mixture until the sauce reaches the desired thickness. CAUTION: Do not let the vanilla sauce boil, or you risk the eggs curling.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 321mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 396mg | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 785IU | Calcium: 335mg | Iron: 1mg